MMT UE Flashcards
Prone - opposite side
Lower Trap
Middle trap
Rhomboids
Lats
Prone
Lower trap
- Shoulder abducted to 130 and externally rotated
(point thumb to ceiling); - Face away from side being tested
- stabilize opposite shoulder
- palpate lower trap
- pt lifts arm and shoulder up off table
- press down below acromion
Prone
Middle trap
- Shoulder externally rotated
- back of hand toward ceiling
- stabilize opposite shoulder
- palpate middle trap
- lift shoulder off table
- press down below acromion
Prone
Rhomboids
- back of hand on low back region
- palm up
- head away from side being tested
- stabilize opposite shoulder
- palpate rhomboids
- lift shoulder off table
- press out on inner border of scapula
Prone
Lat Dorsi/ Teres major
- arms at sides
- palms up
- stabilize shoulder
- palpate lat and teres major
- raise up arm.
- press down and out on tricep
Prone
Posterior delt
- arm out at 90 deg
- stabilize opposite shoulder
- palpate post. delt
- bring elbow up to ceiling
- press down on tricep
Prone
Shoulder
External rotation
Infraspinatus and Teres Minor
- arm out at 90 deg
- stabilize ipsilateral shoulder
- palpate
- bring back of hand up to ceiling
- hold
Prone
Shoulder
Internal rotation
Lat dorsi and Teres Major
- arm out at 90 deg
- stabilize
- palpate
- bring palm up to ceiling
- hold
Supine
Pec major
Clavicular portion
- arm up at 90 deg
- stabilize
- palpate
- bring arm across body to other shoulder
- hold
Supine
Pec major
Sternal portion
- arm up toward ceiling
- stabilize
- palpate
- sheath sword in opposite hip
- hold
supine
triceps brachii
- arm up and bent at elbow
- stabilize
- palpate
- bring hand toward ceiling
- hold
Sitting
Upper traps/ Levator scap
Bilateral
shrug shoulders
Sitting
Upper trap/Levator scap
Unilateral
- rotate head slightly to opposite side and elevate shoulder toward head as far as possible
- stabilize shoulder
- palpate
- push down on shoulder
- hold
Sitting
Serratus Anterior
- make punching motion
- stabilize scapula
- palpate scapula
- push down and in on arm
- hold
Sitting
Shoulder abductors
Middle delt and Supraspinatus
- abduct arm to 90
- stabilize
- palpate
- press down on arm
- hold
Sitting
Shoulder flexors
Anterior delt
coracobrachialis
- flex arm to 90
- stabilize
- palpate
- press down on arm
- hold
Sitting
Biceps brachii
- arm fully extended
- stabilize
- palpate
- flex arm
- hold
Sitting
Brachialis
- arm fully extended
- stabilize
- palpate
- flex arm with back of hand up
- hold
Sitting
Brachioradialis
- arm fully extended
- stabilize
- palpate
- flex arm with thumb up
- hold
Sitting
Forearm supinator
- arm at 90
- stabilize
- palpate
- supinate hand
- hold
Sitting
Forearm pronators
- arm at 90
- stabilize
- palpate
- pronate hand
- hold
Extensor carpi ulnaris
- arm on table
- stabilize
- palpate
- ulnar deviation
- hold
Extensor carpi radialis
- arm on table
- stabilize
- palpate
- radial deviation
- hold
Extensor digitorum
- arm on table
- stabilize
- palpate
- extend with claw hand
- hold at proximal phalanges
Flexor carpi ulnaris and radialis
- arm on table
- stabilize
- palpate
- radial and ulnar deviation
- hold
Flexor digitorum superficialis
- hand on table - palm up
- stabilize
- palpate
- pull on proximal phalanges
Flexor digitorum profundus
- hand on table - palm up
- stabilize
- palpate
- pull on distal phalanges
Cervical muscles
Flexion – Supine
- supine
- lift head off table
- stabilize
- hold
Cervical muscles
Extension - PRONE
- PRONE
- lift head off table
- stabilize
- hold
Cervical muscles
rotation - supine
- Supine
- rotate to one side
- stabilize
- hold